HR Business Partner CA 1088062 - Full-time / Part-time

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Our company is known for an unwavering commitment to exceptional value and recovery-focused, quality care.  We are experts in the field of behavioral health care, providing cutting-edge mental health and substance use community-based services and offer a dynamic employment experience!  Pathways offers competitive salaries and benefits, comprehensive on-boarding and job training, a supportive learning environment, ongoing education in the use of evidence-based, promising practices and much more!  We are well-known in the field and have been a preferred provider in the Southern California region for over 20 years partnering with local government agencies and managed care companies to offer personalized, integrated care to community members of all ages, ethnicities, and cultural backgrounds.  You will find that we have several openings ranging from administrative to clinical positions in a variety of service areas and settings in Southern California.  Join one of our Pathways companies, Pathways Community Services (PCS) and/or College Community Services (CCS) and experience it for yourself!  We have over 30 outpatient behavioral health locations nestled throughout our communities located in Kern County, Los Angeles County, Orange County, and San Diego County.   

Pathways is seeking an innovative and purpose driven individual to join our team as a HR Business Partner at our Corporate office in Los Alamitos.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Human Resources Business Partner works closely with the Senior HR Leadership (or Director, Human Resources) in supporting geographic regions.  The HRBP will act as a consultant to Operations on all HR-related issues, act as a change agent and employee champion, assessing and anticipating HR-related needs.  The HRBP develops is a day to day partnership with State leaders he/she supports and across HR functions to deliver integrated business solutions to management and employees that reflect the objectives of the Operations unit. This position carries out responsibilities in the following functional areas: employee relations, training, performance management, onboarding, retention initiatives, policy implementation/interpretation and employment law compliance.

• Acts as a consultative business partner to Operations in order to ensure effective alignment of HR partnership with strategic organizational objectives. Has a clear understanding and knowledge of business operations, culture and goals
• Provides day-to-day talent and performance management guidance to all levels of staff (coaching, counseling, human capital development, disciplinary actions) in order to assess and minimize legal risk with effective follow through and resolution
• Manages and resolves complex employee relations issues. Conducts effective, thorough, and objective investigations including hotline complaints and other state and regulatory agencies
• Serve as trusted advisor to State Leadership, providing sound business guidance around human capital issues. Build a reputation as a credible and value-added member of the Pathways Human Resources Team demonstrating the highest level of integrity and ethics
• Conducts ongoing training for compliance, development and policy implementation
• Lead programs and projects such as climate surveys, job descriptions, compensation model review, etc
• Conducts exit and stay interviews and provides monthly reporting to identify trends and areas of concern
• Proactively mitigate current and future legal risk through continuous assessment
• Maintains in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance. Partners with the Legal department as needed/required. Ensures compliance with Federal, State and Local requirements.

• Interprets, recommends and effectively communicates HR practices, policies, procedures and initiatives and makes best practice change recommendations for business alignment purposes
• Collaborate with Operations and other HR leaders/business partners to drive a coherent enterprise culture based on a shared set of values and company mission
• Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, as well as applicable professional standards. Provides all customers of organization with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating our core and leader behaviors each and every day
• Other duties as assigned or necessary to support the program and/or the company
• Monitors all state level/enterprise wide retention initiatives including tracking data, provides recommendations, solutions and pivoting as needed to drive low turnover and employee engagement
• Partner with HR Team for various compliance audits including FLSA, compensation and systems data integrity
• Responsible for responding to unemployment claims and subpoenas. Gather documentation in coordination with field management.  Assist with preparation and attendance at unemployment hearings
• Monitor leave administration, workers compensation and/or ADA to provide guidance as needed
• Requires off-site travel up to 40%

NOTE: The essential functions are intended to describe the general content of and requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Specific tasks or responsibilities will be documented as outlined by the incumbent's immediate manager.

SCOPE AND COMPLEXITY

The key challenges of this job are to be able to support large scale change, support teams effectively, and foster positive and collaborative working relationships between multiple stakeholders; requires strong HR and business knowledge within a complex environment and with complex applications; works in a partnership with numerous departments, e.g. IT, Payroll, Finance, to achieve overall goals. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree with 3-5 years of progressive HR experience or 5-7 years of progressive HR experience for equivalent experience.  Strong knowledge of multiple human resource disciplines, including employee relations, performance management, compensation practices, organizational diagnosis, diversity, performance management, and federal and state respective employment laws. Employee Relations: Strong experience with employee relations practices, investigations, and disciplinary actions required. Personal Effectiveness and Credibility: Proven ability to challenge and motivate teams in an atmosphere of mutual respect. Project Management: Ability to lead projects and programs, establishing and monitoring projects plans, and communicating with key stakeholders. Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to express and logically articulate a point of view.  Business Acumen: Understands and appropriately acts upon business operations, including leadership and motivation of action towards goals. Change Agent: Enabling and uniting employees to work effectively as they plan, implement and experience change to meet business goals.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Master's degree and SHRM Certification

Pathways is an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status or any other protected characteristic.